They are Cooper Howard of Stanley Middle, Kim Lockett of Joaquin Moraga, Therese Long of Sleepy Hollow Elementary and Nita Madra of Campolindo.
Correction adds Miramonte: Miramonte, Campolindo, Stanley Middle and Orinda Intermediate were among 218 Distinguished Schools statewide and 13 in Contra Costa County.
Miramonte, Campolindo and Acalanes high schools' graduation rates are at 98 and 99 percent.
The Eukel Trust will once again hand out three $10,000 awards to three Contra Costa County teachers.
Listen to a former teacher describe what happened when she told her bosses that a colleague was making students uncomfortable.
James A. Donahue has been named the 29th president of Sait Mary's College of California.
Striving for world record for 'largest hula hoop workout' were 402 students at Orinda school, which is mailing in photos, video and affidavits to the Guinness Book of World Records people.
The count was 402 students at Del Rey Elementary in Orinda. They were working out with hoops in the quest for a Guinness Book world record.
Del Rey Elementary in Orinda sets sights on Guinness record for largest hula hoop workout.
The team will represent Contra Costa County in an online academic decathlon in April.
St. Mary's basketball team will now take on Memphis.
Where will you be watching the game?
Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move!' campaign has schools around the country searching for ways to "raise a healthier generation of kids." How do Lamorinda schools do it?
Spring-cleaning projects drew nearly 1,000 volunteers at 22 schools around the Bay Area.
Campolindo High Plays American Canyon High for the NorCal basketball championship Saturday.
Tyler Pines, a Lafayette drummer, brings Miracles of Modern Science to the Bay Area.
The first annual Bentley Jazz Festival takes place on April 20, 2013 and includes performances from local jazz artists.
Orinda Intermediate students learn blacksmithing and pottery the way people did 2,000 years ago in a visit to The Crucible in Oakland.
Adriana Derksen knows her way around this planet.
Video: Twelve-year-old Madeleine Singh — author of 'Snowflakes in Paradise' and 'The Legend of Solarman' — talks about the writing and publishing process at school book fair.
Update. Gaels head coach Randy Bennett will serve a five-game suspension in the 2013-14 season. Bennett takes responsibility while saying the penalties are 'excessive.'
Second year in a row for the Mats; they move on to state competition in Riverside March 23-25.
Marinda Li Wu becomes 2013 president of group that calls itself the world’s largest scientific society.
Former Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School student has sued district over sexual abuse from the 1990s.
State officials released district-level details about a plan to give more money to poorer schools.
Campolindo High teams take first and second in the Contra Costa County decathlon; the red team moves on to state competition in March.
The complaints follow the civil suit filed by Kristen Cunnane in September.
Acalanes is among hundreds of districts throughout the state using capital appreciation bonds to finance major projects. Taxpayers will repay at least $201 million in interest.
January term study group from Moraga college taught in rural schools and worked on water well projects.
Comcast Hometown Channel offers game coverage of Miramonte vs. Dublin High basketball contests.
Lice information that won’t leave you scratching your head.
Kelly Zhang of the College Preparatory School of Oakland is one of 40 U.S. Intel Science Talent Search finalists.
Cost of about $60,000 for new locks at four elementary schools and Stanley Middle School.
The Facebook page, "Miramonte Compliments," anonymously shares messages of good cheer from students and staff in an effort to spread joy on campus and beyond.
The UC President and Lafayette resident said that 18 months of health issues persuaded him it was time to quit.
Officials are investigating an unusually high number of absences at Burton Valley Elementary and Stanley Middle School.
Compare per student funding for Lamorinda and Walnut Creek schools.
Update: Classroom safety lessons would come from coordinator shared by three Lamorinda school districts, employed by Child Abuse Prevention Council.
The state superintendent's plan would emphasize critical thinking skills. Some STAR testing may be suspended. Do you think this is a move in the right direction?
Renowned speakers will delve into popular culture, modern-day slavery and other topics as part of college's Jan Term.